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Engines

Product Support Survey 2012 Part 3: Engines

GE and Rolls-Royce topple Williams from the top spot among turbofan makers, and Honeywell spools up to take the turboprop/turboshaft crown.
Engines

Product Support Survey 2011 Part 3: Engines

Williams once again takes the top spot among turbofan manufacturers.
Engines

Product Support Survey 2010 Part 3: Engines

Williams keeps the top spot with AIN readers for turbofan support, and Rolls-Royce is the leader in supporting turboprops/turboshafts

AIN Blog: Wanted: Birdbrains

Innate skills elude some allegedly trained pilots.
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Gulfstream expansion raises mood subdued by GAMA 3Q numbers

What the GAMA third-quarter numbers subtracted from the upbeat mood generated by October’s NBAA Convention, Gulfstream Aerospace restored in part when it

AIN Blog: Shedding Light on Automation’s Dark Side

It is time for the industry to have a serious conversation about stick-and-rudder skills.
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AIN Blog: NetJets’ Big Buy – A View From Outside

NetJets' $9.6 billion business-jet order could be the finest example ever of Buffett the contrarian pulling the trigger, says one Wall Street observer..
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Aircraft

Eclipse sees light of day as prototype preps for first flight

Under a bowl of scorching blue New Mexico sky, Eclipse Aviation rolled out the first Eclipse 500 at its Albuquerque facility on July 13–one big step toward
Aircraft

Eclipse founder sees air taxis changing travel

Eclipse founder, president and CEO Vern Raburn likens the potential for the mass air-taxi market that he envisions to the network effect that took hold as
Aircraft

Eclipse and Williams part ways; new engine selection imminent

The termination of the agreement between Eclipse Aviation and Williams International, announced the day before Thanksgiving, is seen as a major setback for
Aircraft

Bulk of Starship fleet headed to incinerator

The Beech Starship fleet is being destroyed at the behest of manufacturer Raytheon, which owns 40 of the 50 production airplanes built from 1988 to 1995.
Aircraft

F100EJ brings bizliner role to retired Fokker 100 twinjets

Name a business jet that has standup headroom, seating for a crowd or luxurious expanses for a dozen, range of up to 3,200 nm and costs about $12 million f
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Aircraft

Citation Latitude Busts Out of Cessna Midsize Mold

At NBAA 2011 in Las Vegas this morning, Cessna took the wraps off a long-overdue enlargement of its midsize cabin in an addition to the Citation line call
Citation Latitude
Accidents

Cessna Found Liable for $480M in Crash of 185

A Florida jury has found Cessna liable for the 1989 crash of a 185 in Florida and returned a record $480 million verdict against the Wichita-based manufact
FBOs

FBO Profile: First Aviation Services, Teterboro

First Aviation exemplifies the architect’s wisecrack to a client planning expansion: “First, the good news–you have a building in place to work with.

AIN Blog: AirTran Ordered To Rehire Whistleblower Pilot

AirTran rehired a whistleblower pilot
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State of the industry: Canadian airframer plans ‘Super Global’

The buzz, as these words are written, is that Bombardier planned to unveil a “Super Global” here at the NBAA Convention, and in the end the ­company was no
Maintenance and Modifications

Expert advice from afar

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Bizav Forum at TEB Draws Record Crowd

Hosting a record turnout of some 1,900 people, NBAA held a regional forum at Teterboro (N.J.) Airport today, with Jet Aviation devoting a hangar and much o
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FBOs

Burlington FBO Leaves Competition Green with Envy

Heritage Aviation officially opened its environmentally green FBO at Burlington International Airport, in the Green Mountains of Vermont, last Thursday eve

Wake Held Tonight for Business Aviation Leader Jim Christiansen

Visitation is 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. tonight at Becker Funeral Home in Westwood, N.J.